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  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    #22
    Mittensandmedwick said:

    Congrats Deb that is the
    Congrats Deb that is the best news you could hear. Now you can relax for awhile


    Patricia

    What did you do to celebrate
    What did you do to celebrate Deb?

    Hugs, Jan
  • Kristin N
    Kristin N Member Posts: 1,968 Member
    #23
    survivorbc09 said:

    What did you do to celebrate
    What did you do to celebrate Deb?

    Hugs, Jan

    Congratulations!

    Congratulations!
  • debsweb18
    debsweb18 Member Posts: 191 Member
    #24
    survivorbc09 said:

    What did you do to celebrate
    What did you do to celebrate Deb?

    Hugs, Jan

    Jan
    I really didn't do anything to celebrate. But I did go to the mountains with the female in-laws for a girls' weekend. It was fun. Took a long walk to get much needed exercise!

    Deb
  • Pinky68
    Pinky68 Member Posts: 206 Member
    #25
    debsweb18 said:

    Jan
    I really didn't do anything to celebrate. But I did go to the mountains with the female in-laws for a girls' weekend. It was fun. Took a long walk to get much needed exercise!

    Deb

    Femara
    How are you doing with Femara?

    I started about 4-5 nights ago. Does it make you sleepy? affect your mood?

    Thanks Deb,
    Joyce
  • Kylez
    Kylez Member Posts: 3,761 Member
    #26
    debsweb18 said:

    Jan
    I really didn't do anything to celebrate. But I did go to the mountains with the female in-laws for a girls' weekend. It was fun. Took a long walk to get much needed exercise!

    Deb

    I would call that a
    I would call that a celebration Deb! The mountains sound so relaxing and fun!
  • debsweb18
    debsweb18 Member Posts: 191 Member
    #27
    Pinky68 said:

    Femara
    How are you doing with Femara?

    I started about 4-5 nights ago. Does it make you sleepy? affect your mood?

    Thanks Deb,
    Joyce

    Joyce
    I just saw your message-sorry I didn't answer earlier.

    After a week or so on Femara, my side effects seemed to subside. But after about 6 weeks, they seem to be the same as when I was on Arimidex. My MO is taking me off of it for a week to see if my fatigue issues improve. I wake up exhausted. I never feel rested. He's also running some test (like thyroid). He may change me to Tamoxifen, but he's testing me for blood clot risks. The last choice is Aromasin. But he said most people have more fatigue on that one.

    I thought I was less irritable, but my husband informed me the other day, he's never seen me like this-so I guess not :)

    How have you been doing on Femara?

    Deb
  • DebbyM
    DebbyM Member Posts: 3,289 Member
    #28
    debsweb18 said:

    Joyce
    I just saw your message-sorry I didn't answer earlier.

    After a week or so on Femara, my side effects seemed to subside. But after about 6 weeks, they seem to be the same as when I was on Arimidex. My MO is taking me off of it for a week to see if my fatigue issues improve. I wake up exhausted. I never feel rested. He's also running some test (like thyroid). He may change me to Tamoxifen, but he's testing me for blood clot risks. The last choice is Aromasin. But he said most people have more fatigue on that one.

    I thought I was less irritable, but my husband informed me the other day, he's never seen me like this-so I guess not :)

    How have you been doing on Femara?

    Deb

    I hope your doctor can find
    I hope your doctor can find the answer to your fatigue Deb and glad you've got a little bread from Femara.

    Hugs, Debby
  • Mittensandmedwick
    Mittensandmedwick Member Posts: 85
    #29
    Kylez said:

    I would call that a
    I would call that a celebration Deb! The mountains sound so relaxing and fun!

    Congrats to you Debi that is
    Congrats to you Debi that is excellent news. I will get my first bloodwork and first mammogram post op sometime in November. Hoping and praying that my news is as good as yours. I will let everyone know when I find out. Now you can relax for a while

    Patricia
  • Pinky68
    Pinky68 Member Posts: 206 Member
    #30
    debsweb18 said:

    Joyce
    I just saw your message-sorry I didn't answer earlier.

    After a week or so on Femara, my side effects seemed to subside. But after about 6 weeks, they seem to be the same as when I was on Arimidex. My MO is taking me off of it for a week to see if my fatigue issues improve. I wake up exhausted. I never feel rested. He's also running some test (like thyroid). He may change me to Tamoxifen, but he's testing me for blood clot risks. The last choice is Aromasin. But he said most people have more fatigue on that one.

    I thought I was less irritable, but my husband informed me the other day, he's never seen me like this-so I guess not :)

    How have you been doing on Femara?

    Deb

    Hi Deb
    I was hoping Femara would do the trick for you, darn it...after going through so much--I wish there was an option for these side effects! Did your onco prescribe a calcium/vitaminD prescription too? Let us know if you switch to Tamoxifen and how that does...

    Don't know if anxiety is a side effect, but after taking Femara for about 2 weeks the panicky feelings are driving me nuts! Kind of feel like I'm trembling on the inside...also, pain in hips and ankles, bad night sweats....and for some reason -heartburn! Yet the good thing is I've lost 11 pounds in the past 3 weeks!!!So overall I'm doing OK! Not sure if all of these are SE's from Femara, but I see onco mid Dec. and will find out then...

    Sorry you're feeling so fatigued-I pray you will start feeling better real soon!!
    Big Hug,
    Joyce

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